Tokyo Comic Convention Co., Ltd. (CEO: Takehiko Goto) is proud to announce the next wave of celebrity guests for Tokyo Comic Convention 2025 (“Tokyo Comic Con 2025”), which will be held from Friday, December 5 to Sunday, December 7, 2025.

The 6th Round of Guest Announcements Features a Hollywood Legend and the Iconic Boondock Saints Brothers!

Witness the moment history is made!

Tokyo Comic Con 2025 already boasts its largest-ever lineup, with 14 celebrity guests announced so far, including Elijah Wood, Christopher Lloyd, and Nicholas Hoult. But the excitement doesn’t stop there!
In response to the growing anticipation of fans, three more world-renowned stars have been confirmed: Johnny Depp, Norman Reedus, and Sean Patrick Flanery!

Johnny Depp will appear at the event on Saturday, December 6 and Sunday, December 7. He will participate in photo sessions and autograph signings, and on Sunday, December 7 at 1:00 PM, he will take the Main Stage for a special talk show.
Meanwhile, Norman Reedus and Sean Patrick Flanery will appear on all three event days, also participating in photo and autograph sessions.
(Details regarding ticket sales for photo and autograph sessions will be announced later.)

Encouraged to pursue acting by fellow Hollywood star Nicolas Cage (who attended Osaka Comic Con earlier this year), Johnny Depp began his career with the hit TV series 21 Jump Street (1987–1990), where he rose to fame playing undercover officer Tom Hanson.

After transitioning to film, Depp made a lasting impression with his unforgettable portrayal of the gentle, scissor-handed artificial man Edward in Tim Burton’s Edward Scissorhands (1990).
Since then, Depp and Burton have collaborated on multiple beloved classics such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Alice in Wonderland, and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, with Depp delivering increasingly bold and distinctive performances that defined Burton’s cinematic style.

However, Depp’s global stardom was truly solidified by his role as Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003).
Defying the old Hollywood belief that “pirate films don’t sell,” the movie grossed over $600 million worldwide, and Depp earned an Academy Award® nomination for Best Actor.
His eccentric yet charismatic portrayal of the iconic pirate made him one of Hollywood’s biggest stars.

In Japan, Depp—affectionately known as “Jonide”—has long been loved alongside fellow legends Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, and Leonardo DiCaprio as one of the “Four Kings of Hollywood.”

Beyond acting, Depp is also celebrated as a musician and visual artist. He has held solo art exhibitions such as “A Bunch of Stuff” and performs as a guitarist with Hollywood Vampires, the rock band he co-founded with Alice Cooper and Joe Perry (of Aerosmith).

This visit marks Depp’s first official trip to Japan in roughly eight and a half years, since promoting Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017).
His long-awaited return to meet Japanese fans will undoubtedly be a once-in-a-lifetime event—and remarkably, Tokyo Comic Con 2025 will be the first Comic Con in the world where Johnny Depp holds both autograph and photo sessions!

Depp’s autograph and photo session tickets will go on sale from 6:00 PM (JST), Monday, October 27, 2025, via Ticket Pia and the HollyCon website.
At Tokyo Comic Con, fans can attend autograph sessions by purchasing “Autograph Tickets” or photo sessions by purchasing “Photo Tickets.”
Please note that a separate event admission ticket is required to participate.
Further details for additional celebrity guests will be announced soon—stay tuned!

Norman Reedus is best known for his role as Daryl Dixon in the global phenomenon The Walking Dead, which became a massive hit in Japan as well.
He portrayed Daryl throughout the entire 12-year run of the series, later reprising the role in the spin-off The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon (2023), earning renewed acclaim from fans and critics alike.

In 2022, Reedus received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, solidifying his status as a global superstar.
His creative reach continues to expand: in June 2025, he returned as the lead character in the upcoming video game DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH, once again collaborating with Japan’s own visionary creator Hideo Kojima, impressing players with even more lifelike motion capture performance than before.
Reedus is also set to appear in Ballerina: The World of John Wick, a spin-off of Keanu Reeves’ John Wick series, further extending his global influence.

This will be Reedus’s second appearance at a Japanese Comic Con, following Osaka Comic Con 2024, about a year and a half ago.
Having even lived in Chiba, Japan in the past, Reedus has a deep personal connection with the country—making his return to meet Japanese fans all the more special.

Sean Patrick Flanery made his breakthrough in 1992 when he was cast as a young Indiana Jones in the acclaimed TV series The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles.
He later appeared in notable films such as the touching fantasy Powder and the horror-thriller Saw 3D: The Final Chapter.

More recently, Flanery has joined the cast of the hit superhero series The Boys—which also stars fellow Tokyo Comic Con 2025 guests Antony Starr and Karl Urban—playing the character Gunpowder.
Throughout his career, he has remained an active and respected figure in Hollywood.

Of course, Flanery is best known for his iconic role in the cult classic The Boondock Saints series, where he co-starred with Norman Reedus as the vigilante MacManus brothers—a pair of morally bonded twins who fight for justice.
The long-awaited third installment of the series was announced last year, reuniting the beloved duo once again and sparking excitement among fans worldwide.

At Tokyo Comic Con 2025, fans will have a rare chance to see the legendary Boondock Saints brothers reunited live in Japan!
Don’t miss this unforgettable opportunity to witness their on-screen chemistry come to life before your eyes.

More celebrity guest announcements are on the way—so stay tuned for even bigger surprises from Tokyo Comic Con 2025!